Moscow pensioner loses 17.2M rubles to scam

Following the instructions of scammers, a female pensioner gathered her savings in rubles and foreign currency, then handed them over to two couriers, receiving a paper 'notice' stating that the financial organization had accepted her money onto a 'declaratory account'.

Consensus

A Moscow pensioner was defrauded by phone scammers.
The scam involved impersonating officials and convincing the victim to transfer her savings.
The victim was instructed to hand over money to couriers.
The total loss exceeded 17 million rubles.
The case is under investigation by Moscow authorities.
The victim eventually realized she was scammed and reported it to her son.

Points of divergence

A 69-year-old Moscow woman lost over 2 million rubles to scammers, and one accomplice was arrested. — vm
A 71-year-old woman in St. Petersburg was arrested for receiving 5.8 million rubles from a victim and passing it to scammers. — gazeta_spb
A man from Moscow Oblast was ordered by a court to return 67,000 rubles stolen from a pensioner in Kemerovo Oblast. — vesti
A 17-year-old girl in Moscow handed over 3.5 million rubles and valuables to a scammer after being tricked by impersonators. — interfax
The scam involved a fake SMS about water meter inspection, followed by a series of calls from impostors claiming the victim's data was compromised. — riamo
The scam began with a message about free water meter inspection, which the victim called back to confirm. — ntv

Coverage (20 sources)

Moscow pensioner handed over two million rubles to scammers: who was caught — Вечерняя Москва
In St. Petersburg, 71-year-old suspect in 5.8 million ruble fraud was detained - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
Stolen money from an elderly Kuzbass woman will be returned by a dropper — Вести
Scammers swindled out of Moscow pensioner more than 12.5 million rubles — Вечерняя Москва
Moscow pensioner handed over 12.5 million rubles to scammers — Вести
In Moscow, a pensioner handed over more than 12.5 million rubles to scammers — Москва 24
A St. Petersburg pensioner worked as a courier for phone scammers — Вести
In St. Petersburg, two couriers of fraudsters were detained for deceiving pensioners to the tune of 15 million - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
Girl in Moscow handed over money and valuables worth 3.5 million rubles to a fraudster's accomplice — Интерфакс
In St. Petersburg, a courier of scammers beat a woman for refusing to transfer money — Вести
Police of St. Petersburg detained a courier of fraudsters in the case of theft of 5.7 million rubles - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
Scammers stole 1.5 million rubles from 82-year-old pensioner from Moscow — Вести
Scammers stole savings from Moscow woman amounting to more than 17.2 million rubles — РИАМО
Moscow woman handed over more than 17 million rubles to scammers — НТВ Москва
Scammers stole more than 17.2 million rubles from a Moscow pensioner — Вечерняя Москва
Scammers swindled out of Moscow pensioner more than 17.2 million rubles — Вести
In St. Petersburg, a drop-out of scammers who deceived an 88-year-old woman was detained — Вести
Scammers defrauded a pensioner of 17 million rubles under the pretext of checking meters — Москва 24
In Moscow, 63-year-old courier of fraudsters detained, having defrauded a woman of 5.5 million rubles — Вести
Moscow resident handed over more than 75 million rubles to scammers — Вести

Moscow pensioner loses 17.2M rubles to scam

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